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  • 5 Essential Glimmer Solid Shape Techniques
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    5 Essential Glimmer Solid Shape Techniques

    April 29, 2022 / No Comments

    Our Essential Glimmer Solid Shapes Collection consists of basic shapes that can be used in a variety of creative projects. This collection includes the Essential Glimmer Solid Circle (GLP-317), Square (GLP-318), Oval (GLP-319), and Rectangle (GLP-320). Paired with your Glimmer Hot Foil System (GLS-004CW), these four basic shapes can create an endless number of projects. Shown below are examples of some of the techniques shown in our video. By using the Solid Oval (GLP-319), Rectangle (GLP-320), and Circle (GLP-317), Kim has created a set of lovely cards here. From utilizing left over foil images and backgrounds to incorporating sentiments, you can be sure to pick up a thing or two…

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  • Open House Collection - Inspiration with Andrea Shell
    Cardmaking,  Die Cutting,  Step by Step Tutorials

    Open House Collection – Inspiration with Andrea Shell

    August 18, 2021 / 2 Comments

    Hello! It’s Andrea Shell with you today, and I’m delighted to be back guesting on the Spellbinders’ blog. I had the pleasure of creating with the gorgeous Open House Collection, and I have three cards to share with you. This collection is so versatile and is perfect for any occasion, from new-home cards to missing-you to Christmas, just to name a few. Happy For You Open House For my first card, I chose to make a mini slimline card featuring that beautiful door from the Open House Door Base Dies. I paired it with the Open House Sentiment Steps and Side Panel Die Sets.  The design was inspired by a…

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    May 2019 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month is Here – Filigree Frame

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    May 1, 2019
    GAME ON! THE CHECKMATE COLLECTION, E3D-175, S4-1534, SDS-227, STN-130

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    HOW TO CREATE A STRIPED BACKGROUND, S4-1450, S4-1448, DOM-JAN25, STP-274, BP-025

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  • Celestial Zodiacs Collection – Clean and Simple Card Inspiration with Annie Williams
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    Celestial Zodiacs Collection – Clean and Simple Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

    February 5, 2021 / 1 Comment

    Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m so excited to have the opportunity to share a couple of projects using the new Celestial Zodiacs Collection. The twinkling star patterns, majestic moon image, and gorgeous sentiments inspired me to create three clean and simple cards for a variety of occasions. XOXO Zodiac Card The twelve zodiac foil plate sets in the collection are perfect for birthday cards and tags, but I thought they could also be used to make a fun and unique wedding or love card for a stargazing friend. Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4.125” x 5.375”. Apply Speckled Prism Hot Foil to the panel using…

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    Creating a Valentine's Day Favor for Someone Special by Debi Adams for Spellbinders using S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S5-325 MatchBook, SDS-115 Just Chillin, SDS-111 Reaction. #valentinesday #spellbinders #neverstopmaking

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    April 2025 Large Die of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Lock & Key Mailbox

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    January 2025 3D Embossing Folder of the Month Preview & Tutorials – Stylized Lattice

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  • Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection – Floral Dies with Sandi MacIver
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    Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection – Floral Dies with Sandi MacIver

    December 14, 2020 / No Comments

    Hi there, Sandi MacIver here and I’m very excited to share with you two cards created with the Susan Tierney Cockburn – Susan’s Autumn Flora Collection. These dies create realistic looking flowers and leaves allowing you to build beautiful cards quickly and easily. You can also use different mediums to color your florals and I am sharing two of them with you today. Let’s start with the Button and Daisy Chrysanthemum Etched Dies Die cut three pieces for each flower and two sets of leaves for each. Color both sides of the flowers and leaves with copic markers: Copics Used:  Flowers Y15, RV55, Y11, Centers Y15, Leaves:  G29, G07 BG07…

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    Yana’s Blooms Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

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    January 20, 2022
    Spellbinders November 2017 Card Kit of the Month is Here!

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    November 1, 2017
    March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Roundup!

    March 2020 Clubs Inspiration Roundup!

    March 26, 2020
  • Inspirational and Elegant Cards with the Expressions of Faith Collection by Spellbinders
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    Inspirational and Elegant Cards with the Expressions of Faith Collection

    October 16, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Hello there!  It’s Andrea Shell from Blissfully Scrappy, and I am delighted to be guest-designing on the Spellbinders blog! I was fortunate to be able to play with the new Expressions of Faith Collection and have three cards to share with you. The dies and glimmer plates in the new Faith Collection are so beautiful and elegant!  I love how intricate and delicate the designs are.  This collection makes creating meaningful, inspirational projects easy and quick. Layered Cross with Foiled Sentiment My first card features the new Kaleidoscope Cross Dies, which is a set of layering dies.  I die-cut the two layers from pink and purple cardstocks and adhered them…

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    Spellbinders Cut & Emboss Folders Inspiration | Even More Everyday Cards With Enza featuring CEF-001 Diamond Lace Frame, CEF-010 Botanical Frame #spellbinders #neverstopmaking #embossing #handmade #cardmaking

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    July 20, 2018

    Simple Holiday Cards – Oh Joyful Day Card Making Kit

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    December 7, 2021
  • Trio Of Foiled Background Christmas Cards With Jung Ahsang featuring Spellbinders Christmas Foiled Basics collection by Yana Smakula #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #cardmaking
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    Trio Of Foiled Background Christmas Cards With Jung Ahsang

    September 15, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello crafty friends! My name is Jung AhSang, and I am so excited to be back for another guest post on the Spellbinders blog. I love to make handmade cards, I’m a scrapbooker, and I like to do crafts with my 3 girls. If you’d like to follow my crafty projects, my blog is jungahsang.wordpress.com. Today, I’m working with the new Christmas Foiled Basics collection by Yana Smakula. When I looked at all the pieces in this set, I realized that I could make some great foiled backgrounds, and include a simple, but elegant sentiment. Happy Holidays Foiled Card For my first card, I created a classic red card using…

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    Special Moments Inspiration | Flower Background – Inlaid Technique with Jean

    August 5, 2018
    How to bake some paper cookies, S5-726, S5-727

    Baking-Themed Card Tutorial with Cookie Die Cuts | Spellbinders Fluff, Frost & Roll

    March 5, 2026
    Open House Collection – Card Inspiration with Annie Williams

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    August 17, 2021
  • Spellbinders Modern Essentials Collection - Inspiration | Hot Foiled Card with Brenda #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #HotFoiling
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    Modern Essentials Inspiration | Hot Foiled Card with Brenda

    February 26, 2020 / No Comments

    Hey there everyone!! This is Brenda, from MyPaperCut Creations. I am absolutely thrilled to be guest posting for Spellbinders today!! I have three cards to share with you today featuring the new Modern Essentials Collection! Thanks For All You Do Card I pulled out all of my iridescent foils and got to work!! This first card showcases several of the Modern Essentials Collection with the Prism Foil. I began by hot foiling one of the Essential Glimmer Rectangles Foil Plates, a sentiment from More Sentiments and a butterfly from Glimmering Butterflies onto white cardstock using the Prism Foil. I die-cut the butterfly and sentiment with the included dies. I ran…

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    September 9, 2019

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  • Spellbinders Modern Essentials Collection Inspiration | Clean & Simple Foiled Cards with Yasmin #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem #HotFoiling
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    Modern Essentials Inspiration | Clean & Simple Foiled Cards with Yasmin

    February 25, 2020 / No Comments

    Hello, Spellbinders’ and FSJ friends! Yasmin here sharing with you 3-Inspiration Cards featuring the new; Modern Essentials Collection. Honestly, this is a collection that every crafters must have in their collection as, not only add the Essential Etched Dies add beautiful create an intricate dotted edges but, also works perfectly with the new; Essential Glimmer Hot Foil Plates which add that perfect and elegant foiled accent on your cards. So, without further ado, let’s jump to the step by step on how to make them. Rectangle/oval Just Because With 1 Foil Accent Card To begin with, I started by turning on the Glimmer Hot Foil System Platform. While the platform…

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  • What’s New at Spellbinders | Modern Essentials Collection #Spellbinders #NeverStopMaking #DieCutting #Cardmaking #GlimmerHotFoilSystem
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    What’s New | Modern Essentials Collection

    February 24, 2020 / No Comments

    Introducing our Modern Essentials collection! New classic piercing dies and Glimmer plates coordinate perfectly to create stunning foil accents! Welcome to the latest edition of What’s New At Spellbinders. Join Nicole Westervelt as she presents our brand new Modern Essentials Collection. Watch video below or on our Youtube channel: Our Essential Glimmer Circles Hot Foil Plates is a set of seven plates with dotted circle designs in graduating sizes. Nested with S4-1039 Essential Circles Etched Dies set, the foil accent is perfectly placed between the inlay pattern and circle edge for a stunning effect. Products used to create this project: Essential Glimmer Circles Hot Foil Plates | Essential Circles Dies…

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    Through the Garden Gate Collection by Susan Tierney-Cockburn

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